Use this case to answer the following three (3) questions A…
Use this case to answer the following three (3) questions A 25-year-old student was at home in their kitchen cutting carrots. The knife slipped and cut a 1-inch-long laceration on the student’s thumb. The student pressed a clean dish towel over the wound for 15 minutes to stop the bleeding and then poured hydrogen peroxide over the wound to clean it. The wound was red inside, and there was no yellow tissue at the base of the wound. The student applied a band-aid bandage to the wound and resumed usual life activities.
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EXTRA CREDIT (optional) Think about all the lecture topics for this exam: Cold Cough Wound care Pain/inflammation/fever Insomnia/drowsiness/fatigue What is ONE SPECIFIC THING/CONCEPT you learned (from any one of the lecture topics) that MOST SURPRISED you? (Note: only the first item typed will be considered, so only type 1 thing)
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An adult in their 20s asks you (their pharmacist) what they could use for their annoying runny nose that started last evening. Several of their co-workers all have “colds” right now. You ask the SCHOLAR-MAC questions and learn: S—runny nose and sore throat C—blowing their nose every 5 to 10 minutes (“it’s like a faucet that won’t stop”) & secretions are colorless and thin; sore throat “minor” pain (2 on a pain scale of 0 to 10) H—hasn’t tried anything yet for the nose; can’t remember if used anything in the past for this but probably never treated before O—yesterday at suppertime L—both nostrils A—none R– none M—escitalopram 10 mg each morning (for depression & anxiety), multivitamin daily A—amoxicillin (rash) C—depression, anxiety, eczema (in winter when the air is dry) Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate recommendation for this person’s rhinorrhea?
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A 32-year-old self-identified woman is pregnant and experienced an acute musculoskeletal injury while running yesterday. She has been applying ice and elevating her leg. She reports numbness in her foot after the injury. She comes into the pharmacy today asking about using OTC therapies to manage her pain. Here are some characteristics about this person: Pain score: 8 out of 10 Associated features: occasional nausea and dizziness after injury, no fever No deformities or abnormalities apparent with the injury What is the MOST APPROPRIATE recommendation for this woman?
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An 8-year-old child has a mild upper respiratory infection that started yesterday. Today they have a fever (oral temperature 100.2 F (37.9 C)), and their mom brings them to the pharmacy asking for help about the treatment of the fever. The child is otherwise healthy. What would you recommend for treatment of the child’s fever?
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